This is our new music room for 2014 and has been taking shape for the last few weeks.
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I'm Shaun.
Latest Music Room for 2014
This is our new music room for 2014 and has been taking shape for the last few weeks.
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What's the kit, Shaun - could you list it all please?
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I'm Shaun.
Yeah of course Marco:
The loudspeakers are KEF Q500's, the turntable is a modified Project RPM4 with an Ortofon OM30 cartridge, the CD player is a Pioneer PD10K SACD player, the amplification is Rotel RC850 preamp with bridged monoblock RB850 power amps and the phono stage is a lowly Musical Fidelity VLPS-1 but may be soon upgarded depending on funds and ebay. Cables are by Van Den Hul but phono cables are Atlas Equator.
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Excellent stuff, dude. I've always liked Rotel pre and power combos, which I've found can disgrace a lot of much more expensive set-ups. Should be a nice match with the KEFs!
Oh, and your room's looking superb. Seems like a nice space to be in, so enjoy
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: leicestershire
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I'm John.
Nice room Shaun.
Ref Picture Discs
I see David Bowie, Let's Dance
Meatloaf, Bat out of Hell
And Phil Lynott, Solo in Soho
What is the third one down?
John
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Technics 1210/Mike New Bearing/Jelco SA750d/Goldring 2500/Paul Hynes SR5 21/27.
Cambridge Audio 840c CD. Squeezebox Touch. Synology NAS.
Teac A-3440.
Beresford Bushmaster.
Quad II monoblocks....Quad 44/405.....Croft Micro.....Cambridge Audio 840.
Celestion Ditton 66.....KEF Reference One
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Location: Essex, UK
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I'm Andy.
Very nice Shaun, a great room to chill out and listen to some tunes!
System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+
Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
Me so horny- Impulse H6 Horny
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I'm Keith.
Cool looking room Shaun
Keith
Analogue: Lenco L75 with 'PTP5' top plate in heavy birch ply plinth/re-wired Rega RB300/SAE 1000e HOMC Cartridge/Trans-Fi Reso-Mat/Moth RCM
Files: Voyage MPD/Custom PC/Supra USB/Beresford ASYNCH-1/Beresford TOSlink cable
CDP: Inca Katana SE
DAC: Beresford Caiman MkII (LiPo Battery powered)
Pre-Amp: Croft Micro 25 Power-Amp: Croft Series 7
Speakers: DIY Frugel-Horn Mk3 ('FH3') + REL Strata subwoofer
Headphones: Beyer Dynamics DT990 Pro (250 ohm)/Schiit Asgard Headphone Amp
Cables - Interconnects: Mark Grant G1000HD Speaker Cables: Van Damme Blue
Mains: Belkin PF30/Mark Grant DSP2.5 & DSP1.0 Rack: Target
Office System: HP Win8 Laptop/JRiver/MF V-Link2/Beresford Bushmaster MkII/Topping TP20 Mk2/Mission 771e
Bedroom System: Raspberry Pi/Raspbrian + MPD/HiFiBerry DAC/Topping TP20 Mk2/Mission 760i or DIY Hybrid Valve-MOSFET Headphone amp + Sennheiser HD595
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Location: East Riding of Yorkshire these days
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I'm Shaun.
I daren't tell you for fear of severe embarassment...!Originally Posted by johnB
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Location: leicestershire
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I'm John.
Madonna's "Music" is a great album Shaun.....embrace it!
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Technics 1210/Mike New Bearing/Jelco SA750d/Goldring 2500/Paul Hynes SR5 21/27.
Cambridge Audio 840c CD. Squeezebox Touch. Synology NAS.
Teac A-3440.
Beresford Bushmaster.
Quad II monoblocks....Quad 44/405.....Croft Micro.....Cambridge Audio 840.
Celestion Ditton 66.....KEF Reference One
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Location: East Riding of Yorkshire these days
Posts: 4,779
I'm Shaun.
Thanks for all of your generous comments. It is actually a nice room to just go and sit in to contemplate the meaning of life even without music. My special thanks go to my partner Sue who did most of the painting whilst I was out at work.Very nice Shaun, a great room to chill out and listen to some tunes!
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